Unable to Link Captivate Projects, Desperate!

Hello,
I am using Captivate 4, Version 4.01, Build 1658.
I am trying to link / launch one Captivate project from another. I have searched the Help and Forums for over two hours and from what I read this should be working hunky dorry in my release. Obviously I am missing something.
I have two projects. Proj_Main and Proj_1. Proj_Main has a menu I need to use to launch other Projects. At the end of the Projects I want ot return to this menu. I have tried:
1). Click box in Proj_Main with On Success, Open Other Project and pick CP file name.
2) Click box in Proj_Main with On Success, Open URL or File and pick HTM file name OR SWF file name.
3) Menu button at end of Proj_1 with with On Success, Open Other Project and pick Proj_Main CP file.
4) Menu button at end of Proj_1 with with On Success, Open URL or File and pick HTM file name OR SWF file name.
With the Open URL choice, I have removed the absolute path and just left the file name.
I verified that all the files (CP, SWF, HTM) are in the same folder I am working from.
In all cases I am getting NO response when I click the click box or button.
I must be missting something obvious. Please HELP!
= Corbin

I WAS missing something. It was those dang security settings. I added all the folders to my allowed Flash security settings and now it works.
Doh!

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